vates

vates
A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.

The volume is haunted by the death of the vates (poet-prophet) Orpheus, who failed to revive Eurydice from death and was then torn apart by maenads.


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  • Vates — Vātes (m/f, lat. „Seher“, „Prophet“) ist eine der drei Klassen Inspirierter in der keltischen Gesellschaft. Unter „Inspirierten“ sind die Kultfunktionäre, also Priester im weiteren Sinne zu verstehen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Name 2 Ausbildung 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • VATES — apud Poetam, novit namque omnia Vates, Quae sint, quae fuerant et quae ventura trahantur; ex Graeco φάτης, quod ab Hebr. Gap desc: Hebrew, i. e. praedixit: an κατ᾿ ἀντίςτοιχον, a Latino fari, quod etiam προφητεύειν est; unde fatum et fatuus, idem …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • vates — vátes s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  VÁTES s.m. (Ant.) Profet, ghicitor la romani. ♦ (Astăzi; rar) Poet inspirat, cântăreţ. [< lat. vates]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  VÁTES s. m. 1.… …   Dicționar Român

  • vates — 1620s, poet or bard, specifically Celtic divinely inspired poet (1728), from L. vates sooth sayer, prophet, seer, cognate with O.Ir. faith poet, Welsh gwawd poem, O.E. wod mad, frenzied (see WOOD (Cf. wood) (adj.)). Hence vaticination oracular… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Vates [1] — Vates (lat.), 1) Weissager, Prophet; 2) Dichter; 3) Musikmeister der Salii, s.d …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vates [2] — Vates (Eubages), Opferdiener bei den Celten …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vātes — (lat.), gottbegeisterter Dichter, Seher …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Vates — Series on Celtic mythology Celtic polytheism Celtic deities (list) Gaelic mythology Irish mytholo …   Wikipedia

  • Vates amazonicus —   Vates amazonicus Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vates biplagiata —   Vates biplagiata Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

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